As we sip our morning coffees and try to stay awake for yet another routine, uneventful day our Palestinian brothers and sisters tremble as they pray amidst bombs and fires. While we gather for a palatable lunch meal surrounded by our families and friends our Palestinian brothers and sisters scrape for drops of water for besides being robbed of their homeland, their source of food, water and electricity has been cut off from them as well.

The world stands still witnessing the injustices taking place in Palestine. The world stands still as Palestinian mothers hug their children for the last time. The world stands still as children are being robbed of their childhood, their families, their homes and their sense of security is torn apart. Our brothers and sisters in Palestine do not endure post traumatic stress because their traumas are never post, they are ongoing.

Today I use this space to express my agony at what’s taking place in this cruel world. A world where mothers and children are shot to death without mercy. I use this space to educate people of the many injustices taking place against the Palestinians, I use this space to voice my utter distaste at a world where one child is secure and lavished by his parents while another is left to die in the debris. So lets take a moment to pray for Palestine and lets take a moment of silence as we think of better ways to offer our support and let’s never take our sense of security for granted again.